Tapir Travels Articles

Tapir Travels #14: Back in School Again

Spanish schools and internet cafes in Antigua and plans for the next part of the trip to the Ixil triangle.

Tapir Travels #15: The Ixil Highlands

Talking abou the war with the locals and visiting the hidden city of Tikal.

Tapir Travels #13: Men of Corn

After visiting Lake Atitlan, Mattias meets his friend from Sweden in Guatemala City.

Tapir Travels #6: Colonial Charm

Granada’s European architecture and then in to the jungles of the Miskito Coast.

Tapir Travels #12: The Tourist Trap

After coming from El Salvador, Guatemala’s Antigua has a very different atmosphere.

Tapir Travels #5

Slowing down for a chronic allergy and then on to Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua.

Tapir Travels #2: Birthday Celebrations

A ceremony for a 15th birthday and life in Nicoya.

Tapir Travels #3: Critters and Creeps

Volunteering in Barra Honda national park and then back to civilisation in San Jose.

Tapir Travels #4: Prejudices

Nicaraguans in Costa Rica and the Caribbean influence.

Tapir Travels #1: The Arrival

Flying into San Jose, Costa Rica from Mexico City and travelling across country.